Display-rack.



A. c. s. ROBINSON. DISPLAY RAOK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17, 1911. 1,002,084.

Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

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ANDERSON G. S. ROBINSON, 0F SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA.

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T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDERSON C. S. Ron- INSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Suffolk, in the county of Nansemond and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDisplay-Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in display racks andmore particularly to a device whereby a placard or sign may be held inposition to be read.

The object of my invention is to provide a device to which the ends of asign or placard may be readily attached.

A further object is to provide means for automatically holding the partsof the device in closed position.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be hereinafter moreclearly set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claims. 7

In the drawings I have shown the preferred forms which my invention maytake.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspec tive view of my complete device.Fig. 2

is a top plan view thereof. Fi 3 is a detail sectional view of one end 0the device. Fig. 4c is a detail sectional view through one end of amodified form of device.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 is a standard towhich the strips 2 are secured. The strips 2 are preferably arrangedparallel to each other and at right angles to the standard 1.

Cooperating with the strips 2 are strips 3, the ends of which areconnected to the strips 2 by spring members 4 so that the strips 2 and 3may be separated, but when released, will return to normal position. Oneof the strips'2 or 3 is provided with a plurality of projections or pins5, which when the members are in normal position, extend against theopposite member.

In the drawing I have shown the pins 5 secured to the outer strip 3, butI desire it Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 17, 1911.

Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

Serial No. 603,147.

to be understood that I reserve the right to secure the pins to thestrip 2 as well as the strip 8, or I may secure a plurality of pins toeach strip.

When it is desired to secure a card or sheet of paper so that the mattercontained thereon may be easily read, the strip 3 is grasped and pulledaway from the strip 2. The end of the card or paper is then placedbetween the strips 2 and 3 and the strip 3 released, whereupon thesprings 4 will return the strip 3 to its initial position and the end ofthe card or paper will be held by the pins 5.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a further development of my invention, in which Iprovide bars 6 between the ends of the strips 2 and 3, said bars beinghinged together while their free ends are hinged to the outer edges ofthe ends of the strips 2 and 3, so that when it is desired to separatesaid strips, the bars 6 are straightened out, and bear against the endsof the strips 2 and 8, and are thus prevented from moving inwardlybeyond a position of alinement with each other. By this construction themembers 2 and 3 may be maintained separated at a limited distance apartas long as desired. When the paper has been properly positioned and itis desired to hold the same be tween the members 2 and 8, the hinge barsare moved out of alinement, whereupon the spring 4: will draw the strips2 and 3 together.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a standard, a stripsecured at right angles thereto, a second strip parallel with the firstand in front thereof, coiled springs connecting the ends of the oppositestrips together and bars hinged together and having their free endshinged to the outer edges of the ends of the two strips.

2. A device of the character described comprising a standard, a pair ofstrips secured at right angles thereto one near each end thereof, asecond strip parallel with each first named strip and in front of it,springs connecting the end of each first named strip with the ends ofthe corresponding front strip, and pairs of bars conneoting each end ofeach first named strip name to this specification in the presence ofwith the corresponding ends of the front two subscribing Witnesses.

strips the bars of each pair bein hin 'ed T togetlier and the outer endof each bar be- ANDERSON O N ing hinged to the outer edge of the end ofWitnesses; one of the strlps. J OHN MARSHALL, J r.,

In testimony whereof I have signed my A. J. BROWN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0.

